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SICURA The Spanish Food Safety Network

SICURA The Spanish Food Safety Network. Cost920 Pamplona 30 June 2004. Remedios Melero. IATA, CSIC. E-mail: Rmelero@iata.csic.es. Why SICURA? Latin origins secure.... safely securus....safe. SICURA is a project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology

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SICURA The Spanish Food Safety Network

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  1. SICURA The Spanish Food Safety Network Cost920 Pamplona 30 June 2004 Remedios Melero. IATA, CSIC. E-mail: Rmelero@iata.csic.es

  2. Why SICURA? Latin origins secure.... safely securus....safe

  3. SICURA is a project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology Project Ref. AGL2002-10885-E + Food Safety Network SICURA IATA + Thematic Food Safety Network RetSAL LEIA + Food Safety and Quality Research Network RISCAL UPC = Spanish Food Safety Network

  4. SICURA • A network for establishing a framework to bring together scientific, technical and industrial groups who work in areas related to food safety. • Inspired by the European Networks of Excellence announced in the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6).

  5. SICURA Overall Goals The overall objective of SICURA is to create a cooperative environment within the Spanish scientific community and join efforts towards food safety issues. The network also promotes food safety features and collaboration among the sectors involved in it: research, institutions, industry and society.

  6. SICURA Aims Determination of emerging problems in food safety Identification of working groups and their areas of interest Coordination of those groups together with institutional and social parties Knowledge dissemination Training of young researchers and exchange of human resources Participation in other national and international forums related to food safety Creation of a ‘Virtual Institute’ to provide information, exchange ideas, interoperability with other systems and to become a frame for discussion.

  7. SICURA Structure

  8. SICURA Working groups • Food quality • Food Hygiene • Rapid identification of microorganisms • Innovation and development in food safety • Predictive microbiology • Biological risks • Sensors and measurement systems • Emerging technologies • Food Toxicology and frauds

  9. SICURA Today • SICURA’s website http://www.iata.csic.es/sicura/red/sicura-red.html provides an overall view of the network’s objectives, structure, groups and their members • Mailing list SICURA@listserv.rediris.es • SICURA has already launched a survey (form) to harvest information about their activities, background, needs and perspectives. • Portal under construction!!!

  10. SICURA Today Currently SICURA has recruited around 150 members distributed as follows: 35 % from university departments 30 % from research institutes (CSIC) 21 % from technological centres 14 % from industry and several governmental health services.

  11. SICURA Today Areas and information fields included in the form: • Identification data • Working features • Research projects • Collaboration with the industry, services and technological needs • Links with other networks or working groups

  12. Online form: http://www2.iata.csic.es/encue/admin/admin.php?sid=6 Search engine:http://www2.iata.csic.es/encue/busquedaAv.php

  13. Example of a search within the data base

  14. Example of the statistics of a query

  15. SICURA Prospects • Years 2004 and 2005: • Agreement of future objectives and activities of the network among SICURA members • Identification of the outlines and needs of the participating groups. Report about members’ profiles • Promotion of SICURA. Links with other food safety netwoks • Creation of a web portal and e-tools for information and dissemination of SICURA activities together with any added values or resources related to food safety. • Promotion and organization of an annual Spanish Conference on Food Safety

  16. Thank you! ¡Gracias! Eskerrik asko! Moltes Gràcies! www.iata.csic.es/sicura/red/sicura-red.html

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